When Trauma Survivors Return to Work - Understanding Emotional Recovery

When a coworker comes back to work after experiencing trauma, her colleagues may not know what to do or say or how to act. This book helps them ease the transition for the affected person. A helpful guide for managers, coworkers, and others, When Trauma Survivors Return to Work offers timely advice, careful insights, and tips and tools throughout.

List of contents

PART I. UNDERSTANDING THE TRAUMATIC LIFE EXPERIENCE (TLE)
1Why I Wrote This Book
2What is a Traumatic Life Experience (TLE)?
3What Is It Like to Be a Returning TLE Employee?
4What Can Managers Do?
5What To Tell Co-Workers?
6What Does Psychology Tell Us About Trauma?
7What Can an Employee Assistance Program Do?
PART II. TAKING PRACTICAL STEPS
8What is a Dialogue Circle?
9How to Set Up a Dialogue Circle?
10Putting Out a Welcome Mat: The First Dialogue Circle
11Lending a Listening Ear: The Second Dialogue Circle
12Offering a Helping Hand: The Third Dialogue Circle
PART III. SOME SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
13When an Entire Group Is Traumatized
14What Challenges Does a Facilitator Face?
15Helping Yourself after a Traumatic Life Experience
16How Does an Employee's Trauma Affect His Children?

About the author

By Barbara Barski-Carrow

Summary

When a coworker comes back to work after experiencing trauma, her colleagues may not know what to do or say or how to act. This book helps them ease the transition for the affected person. A helpful guide for managers, coworkers, and others, When Trauma Survivors Return to Work offers timely advice, careful insights, and tips and tools throughout.

Product details

• Authors: Barbara Barski-Carrow, Barski-Carrow Barbara
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.02.2018
• EAN: 9781538105771
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-0577-1
• No. of pages: 206
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Business administration; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Workplace Culture, Trauma & shock, Office & workplace, Trauma and shock, Personnel & human resources management, Office and workplace, Personnel and human resources management, Social counselling and advice services, Counselling & Advice Services